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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-town pool report #10- wheels down in Georgia ✈
Air Force One was wheels down in Georgia at 2:38 pm.
POTUS came back to gaggle briefly as we were getting on the plane. Here are some quotes:
On AOC:
“Her performance was horrible. I was surprised actually I didn’t know she was stupid.”
When asked how he would’ve responded to the question she was asked about the US in Taiwan:
“I would’ve just said ‘it’s none of your business right now.’ Because I wouldn’t answer that question. I wouldn’t respond to a question like that,” he said. “It’s war. When it comes to war you don’t talk about your strategies. She could have done that briefly. She had no idea. I don’t think she knew what Taiwan was.”
On Prince Andrew arrest:
“I think it's a shame. I think it's very sad. I think it's so bad for the royal family. It’s very, very sad. To me, it’s a very sad thing.
He mentioned King Charles “who’s obviously coming to our country very soon. He’s a fantastic man, king.”
On Epstein:
“It's really interesting, because nobody used to speak about Epstein when he was alive, and now they speak, but I’m the one that can talk about it because I’ve been totally exonerated. I did nothing, in fact, the opposite. He was against me. He was fighting me in the election which I just found out throughout the last three million pages of documents.
On Iran:
When asked what he means that bad things will happen to Iran he said “I’m not going to talk to you about that. “
“We’re going to make a deal or get a deal one way or the other.”
He said 10 days “would be enough time. 10, 15 days. Pretty much maximum.”
On more countries joining Board of Peace:
He said there are a lot of countries on the board and “a lot going through the process of getting on.”
He said he “would love to have China and Russia” on the board, adding that they’ve been invited.
“You need persuasions. No discrimination.”
On Obama and aliens:
“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that.”
“Well, I don’t know if they’re real or not, but I can tell you he gave classified information. He made a big mistake. “
On Nancy Guthrie:
“We have to start reporting on other subjects also and see what happens. It’s a very sad situation.”
Mallory Wilson
The Washington Times
Thu. Feb. 19, 2:40 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2024574545470824932
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-town pool report #11 -rolling to local business
POTUS deplaned in Georgia at 2:53 pm. He spoke to greeters briefly and shook their hands. He waved to the press and got into the Beast.
Motorcade is rolling at 2:58 pm to next stop, a local business.
Mallory Wilson
The Washington Times
Thu. Feb. 19, 3:01 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2024575896028393676
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-town pool report #12 - arrival at The Varsity
Motorcade arrived at The Varsity, a retro looking joint serving American classics, at 3:17 pm where POTUS is expected to do a podcast interview.
On background, the upcoming podcast interview is with Josh Pate.
Drive was peaceful and warm here in Rome, Georgia at 75 degrees. Lots of on lookers waving to the motorcade from the street.
The closer the motorcade got to the restaurant the more people were crowded around. Lots of middle fingers pointed to the motorcade and lots of pro-Trump signs. Couple hundred people in total surrounding The Varsity.
Mallory Wilson
The Washington Times
Thu. Feb. 19, 3:19 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2024583752240742844
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